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KB Sez<p>If you are interested in setting one up for yourself, It's pretty easy with the instructions provided by the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eff</span></a></span> but you can also find help at the GitHub page. </p><p>I bought several of the cell hotspot units for only $11 off eBay. </p><p>I did mine in about 10 minutes (5 of which was looking for an answer on the GitHub page for something happening on my Mac when I went to flash the device) and it appears to be working fine. </p><p>Be sure and read the section on reporting results back to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a> too!</p>
The New Oil<p>Judge Rejects Government’s Attempt to Dismiss <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a> Lawsuit Against <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/OPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OPM</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/press/releases/judge-rejects-governments-attempt-dismiss-eff-lawsuit-against-opm-doge-and-musk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/press/releases/judge-r</span><span class="invisible">ejects-governments-attempt-dismiss-eff-lawsuit-against-opm-doge-and-musk</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Brian Greenberg<p>⚠️ Congress is reviving site-blocking laws—and EFF says it’s as reckless as ever.</p><p>Proposals like the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act (FADPA) would empower courts to order ISPs and DNS providers to block entire websites—without due process.</p><p>Why it matters:<br>・🛑 Site-blocking doesn’t just target piracy—it silences speech<br>・💥 It can unintentionally take down thousands of innocent sites<br>・🕵️ Evading blocks is trivial—using VPNs, alternate DNS, etc.<br>・⚖️ Many cases would be handled ex parte, with no one to defend the accused</p><p>EFF calls this an internet kill switch in disguise, and it’s a dangerous precedent for free expression and open web access in the U.S.</p><p>The entertainment industry is thriving without these laws. So why hand them censorship power?</p><p>👉 <a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/congress-reviving-site-blocking-and-its-just-dangerous-ever" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/cong</span><span class="invisible">ress-reviving-site-blocking-and-its-just-dangerous-ever</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InternetFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SiteBlocking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiteBlocking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Policy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Copyright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Copyright</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WebGovernance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebGovernance</span></a></p>
Brian Greenberg<p>⚖️ EFF Lawsuit Over Federal Employee Data Sharing Moves Forward</p><p>A federal judge just refused to dismiss the EFF’s lawsuit against OPM, DOGE, and Elon Musk—a major privacy milestone.</p><p>The case alleges:<br>・📂 OPM improperly shared sensitive data of millions of federal employees<br>・🏛️ The data transfer to Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) violated the Privacy Act of 1974<br>・🚨 The court ruled the disclosures were plausibly “illegal, rushed, and dangerous”</p><p>EFF, backed by major federal employee unions, is demanding:<br>・An injunction to stop the data sharing<br>・The return of already-transferred data</p><p>This case could define the limits of federal data handling in politically charged administrations. It’s also a wake-up call for how privacy laws must evolve to meet new power structures.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://www.eff.org/press/releases/judge-rejects-governments-attempt-dismiss-eff-lawsuit-against-opm-doge-and-musk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/press/releases/judge-r</span><span class="invisible">ejects-governments-attempt-dismiss-eff-lawsuit-against-opm-doge-and-musk</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CyberLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberLaw</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OPM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OPM</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GovTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovTech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EmployeeRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmployeeRights</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PrivacyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyAct</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accountability</span></a></p>
OneCitizen 🇺🇦 ✊ ❤️ ☮️ 🗽<p><a href="https://www.eff.org/press/releases/judge-rejects-governments-attempt-dismiss-eff-lawsuit-against-opm-doge-and-musk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/press/releases/judge-r</span><span class="invisible">ejects-governments-attempt-dismiss-eff-lawsuit-against-opm-doge-and-musk</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a></p>
Cassidy James :eos: :gg: :fh:<p>The bad news is that I was sitting in a waiting room for a spinal x-ray since I’ve been having recurring lower back spasms and pain.</p><p>The good news is an older woman saw the back of my <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eff</span></a></span> “Stay Golden” hoodie¹ and stopped to tell me, “That’s absolutely beautiful!” and we struck up a brief conversation about the <a href="https://mastodon.blaede.family/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a>. She didn’t really grok what the EFF is/does, but she repeatedly told me how beautiful the design was! 😅</p><p>¹<a href="https://shop.eff.org/products/stay-golden-hooded-sweatshirt" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shop.eff.org/products/stay-gol</span><span class="invisible">den-hooded-sweatshirt</span></a></p><p>I forgot to tell her it glows in the dark. 😭</p>
Michael Free<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eff</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@theintercept" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>theintercept</span></a></span> The best way to protect yourself when crossing the U.S. Border is to not do it in the first place.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElbowsUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElbowsUp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a></p>
Frontend Dogma<p>Online Tracking Is Out of Control—Privacy Badger Can Help You Fight Back, by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eff</span></a></span>:</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/online-tracking-out-control-privacy-badger-can-help-you-fight-back" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/onli</span><span class="invisible">ne-tracking-out-control-privacy-badger-can-help-you-fight-back</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tooling</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/eff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eff</span></a></p>
RationalWiki<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RationalWiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RationalWiki</span></a> is facing imminent legal peril from 5 separate defamation lawsuits from 5 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/eugenics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eugenics</span></a> supporters. At least 2 of the lawsuits appear to be frivolous on their face. The 5 litigants are known to have acted in concert to take advantage of the weak <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SLAPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLAPP</span></a> protections within our state of incorporation and to bankrupt us. We need both monetary donations and legal representation (we are already aware of both the ACLU and the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a>). </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a><br><a href="https://rationalwiki.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rationalwiki.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
The New Oil<p>Announcing <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a>’s New Exhibit on <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Border</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> and Accompanying Events</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/announcing-effs-new-exhibit-border-surveillance-and-accompanying-events" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/anno</span><span class="invisible">uncing-effs-new-exhibit-border-surveillance-and-accompanying-events</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Taylor Parizo :donor:<p>My Orbic RC400L arrived to install Rayhunter on. I can tell this will take a lot of time understanding the more important parts of the LTE RRC protocol because I have no idea what I’m doing.</p><p>Hopefully some more interesting data will appear tomorrow when I have it record the drive to the office. <br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/eff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eff</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobile</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/rayhunter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rayhunter</span></a></p>
Hi I'm Sean<p>I just discovered <a href="https://ssd.eff.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ssd.eff.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>This is great!! <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/eff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eff</span></a> really crushes it with end-user comms :)</p>
Yoso<p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/saving-internet-europe-fostering-choice-competition-and-right-innovate" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/savi</span><span class="invisible">ng-internet-europe-fostering-choice-competition-and-right-innovate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a></p>
Capandrellu :nona:<p><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/eff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eff</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/%C3%BCberwachung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>überwachung</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/freiheit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freiheit</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/Datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Datenschutz</span></a></p>
Curated Hacker News<p>Cover Your Tracks</p><p><a href="https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">coveryourtracks.eff.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eff</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>İnternet gizliliğinizi korumak mı istiyorsunuz? 🛡️ EFF'nin Gözetim Savunması rehberi tam size göre! Çevrimiçi gözetimden korunmanın yollarını öğrenin. Hemen göz atın ve kendinizi güvenceye alın! ➡️ <a href="https://ssd.eff.org/tr/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ssd.eff.org/tr/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gizlilik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gizlilik</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/g%C3%BCvenlik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>güvenlik</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/internetg%C3%BCvenli%C4%9Fi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internetgüvenliği</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/t%C3%BCrkiye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>türkiye</span></a></p>
davidnewman<p>Farewell to Mark Klein, network engineer, civil libertarian, citizen, hero. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilliberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilliberties</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nsa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nsa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/att" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>att</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/citizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whistleblower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whistleblower</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/memoriam-mark-klein-att-whistleblower-about-nsa-mass-spying" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/memo</span><span class="invisible">riam-mark-klein-att-whistleblower-about-nsa-mass-spying</span></a></p>
Blender Dumbass ( J.Y.Amihud )<p>From: blenderdumbass . org</p><p>I shall complain a little bit on a stance from EFF and how I think they should be pushing harder. Not so long ago Australia decided to ban any platform where users can upload things, to anybody who is younger than 16 years. This is an ageist, paternalistic atrocity and has to be fought with viciousness. Yet EFF seem to only understand the ...</p><p>Read or listen: <a href="https://blenderdumbass.org/articles/eff_is_not_opposing_age_verification_hard_enough" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blenderdumbass.org/articles/ef</span><span class="invisible">f_is_not_opposing_age_verification_hard_enough</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ageism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ageism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Paternalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paternalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AgeVerification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgeVerification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a></p>
Brian Greenberg<p>🛡️ Online Tracking Is Out of Control — Here’s How You Can Fight Back — The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is taking aim at online surveillance with Privacy Badger, a free, open-source browser extension designed to block trackers and disrupt the business model of behavioral advertising.</p><p>🔍 Here’s how it protects your privacy:<br>🔹 Blocks third-party trackers and cookies from loading on websites.<br>🔹 Sends Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals to opt out of data sharing (legally binding in several U.S. states).<br>🔹 Neutralizes social media trackers by replacing embedded content with click-to-activate placeholders.<br>🔹 Disrupts adtech profits by denying them access to your data — weakening the surveillance economy.</p><p>📢 Until we have strong federal privacy laws, tools like Privacy Badger offer real, immediate protection.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AdTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdTech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OnlineTracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineTracking</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eff@mastodon.social</span></a></span><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://twitter.oksocial.net/users/eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eff@twitter.oksocial.net</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/online-tracking-out-control-privacy-badger-can-help-you-fight-back" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/onli</span><span class="invisible">ne-tracking-out-control-privacy-badger-can-help-you-fight-back</span></a></p>
Noah<p>Since there are many <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> against <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a>, <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a>, <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a>, and ultimately <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a>, it’s important y’all know something about printers and photocopiers. Many add special watermarks to the paper that identifies the specific device that was used to print the document. Security experts and journalists are fairly certain these were used to identify <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/whistleblower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whistleblower</span></a> Reality Winner and ultimately convict her. </p><p>Given many people print out pamphlets, posters, etc. it’s important to know that they may inadvertently be leaving a digital fingerprint. </p><p>While I’m not a fan of the <a href="https://10base2.dev/tags/EFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EFF</span></a> as of late, they do maintain a handy list of printers that do not implement tracking dots here: <a href="https://www.eff.org/pages/list-printers-which-do-or-do-not-display-tracking-dots" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/pages/list-printers-wh</span><span class="invisible">ich-do-or-do-not-display-tracking-dots</span></a></p><p>There is also a GitHub project with code that obfuscates those dots, making them unreadable by authorities: <a href="https://github.com/dfd-tud/deda" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/dfd-tud/deda</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>. </p><p>Right now the legality of protest is codified in the constitution. However, Trump has already flaunted numerous other laws to go after people he perceives as his enemy, so be safe out there. If you are printing protest literature, make certain it can’t be tracked back to you.</p>